System requirements

In Sitefinity Cloud, by default custom development is done only through the decoupled Renderer application.

ASP.NET Core Renderer development environment

To set up and run your ASP.NET Core Renderer project locally, you have to comply with the following requirements:

You must have installed .NET SDK 9.0 or newer
You must use Visual Studio 2022 v17.4 or newer

NOTE: If your Sitefinity Cloud project is based on version Sitefinity 15.4.8632 or newer, .NET SDK 10 and Visual Studio 2026 are required to maintain compatibility.

Next.js Renderer development environment

To set up and run your Next.js Renderer project locally, you have to comply with the following requirements:

You must have installed Node.js 18.8 or newer
You must use Visual Studio Code or other IDE supporting development on React

NOTE: If your Sitefinity Cloud project is based on version Sirefinity 15.4.8631 or newer, Node.js 20.9 is required to maintain compatibility.

Sitefinity CMS development environment

Sitefinity CMS can be provided either as a service (SaaS setup) where it is fully managed by Progress Software, or as a customizable application managed by the customer (PaaS setup). This is controlled through a Developer Extensions toggle.
If this toggle is enabled, the Sitefinity Cloud customer can set up a local development environment for Sitefinity CMS application. As a prerequisite, you have to comply with the following requirements:

Components	Requirements
Server-side requirements	Microsoft^®.NET Framework 4.8 on supported Microsoft^® Windows versions Sitefinity CMS supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems Internet Information Services 10+ Microsoft® ASP.NET MVC 5
Database platforms	Microsoft^® SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 Microsoft^® SQL Server Express 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.9.1 or higher
Memory requirements	1+ GB
Hard disk	1+ GB
Supported browsers for administration and content editing	The latest two officially supported versions of the following browsers: Firefox Chrome Edge JavaScript must be enabled on all browsers.
For development	All Microsoft^® Visual Studio editions for versions 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2026. You have to install the following: ASP.NET and web development workload. .NET Framework 4.8 SDK component. .NET Framework 4.8 targeting pack component. If you use ASP.NET Core Renderer, you must have installed .NET SDK 9.0. If you use Visual Studio to develop with ASP.NET Core, the lowest supported version is Visual Studio 2022. NOTE: If your Sitefinity CMS application is on version 15.4.8632 or newer, and you use ASP.NET Core Renderer, .NET SDK 10 and Visual Studio 2026 are required to maintain compatibility. NOTE: If your Sitefinity CMS application is on version 15.4.8631 or newer, and you use Next.js Renderer, version Node.js 20.9 is required to maintain compatibility.